NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1613543
SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD.
APPLICATION NO. 1616123
TOTAL E&P CANADA LTD.
APPLICATION NO. 1506272
PARAMOUNT ENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION
LIEGE FIELD
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS AREA
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1613543, 1616123, and 1506272 (Applications) at the ERCB Head Office, 640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing November 23, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. All participants to this hearing must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
The ERCB had scheduled a public hearing of the Applications at the ERCB Head Office, 640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on January 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. With the agreement of all parties, the Board has revised the filing schedule and the commencement date of the hearing in order to accommodate the filing of additional information.
Description of the Applications
Application No. 1613543
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (Sunshine) has applied, pursuant to Section 3(5) of the Oil Sands Conservation Regulation (OSCR), to shut in gas production from 104 wells within and around the Liege Wabiskaw O Pool.
Application No. 1616123
Total E&P Canada Ltd. has applied, pursuant to Section 3(5) of the OSCR, to include the well at Legal Subdivision 6, Section 4, Township 94, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian, (00/06-04-094-17W4 well) within Sunshine's region of influence.
Application No. 1506272
Paramount Energy Operating Corporation has applied to produce gas from the Wabiskaw zone at the 02/01-28-093-18W4 well.
Nature of the Hearing
On October 15, 2009, the Board issued Decision 2009-061: Sunshine Oil Sands Ltd. and Total E&P Canada Ltd., Applications for Interim Shut-in of Gas, Liege Field, Athabasca Oil Sands Area, which required 228 intervals in 158 wells to be shut in on an interim basis. On January 11, 2010, after reviewing a clarification request by Canadian Natural Resources Limited, the Board added 16 intervals to the shut-in list. This hearing will consider the production status of these intervals. The intervals are listed in an appendix, which consists of Tables 1 and 2 of the amended Interim Shut-in Order issued January 11, 2010, and posted along with this notice on the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca.
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1613543, contact
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
1400, 700 – 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3J4
Attention: Doug Brown
Telephone: 403-984-1450
Fax: 403-455-7674
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1616123, contact
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
2900, 240 – 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H4
Attention: Deidre Derworiz
Telephone: 403-536-3568
Fax: 403-537-2386
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1506272, contact
Paramount Energy Operating Corporation
3200, 605 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H5
Attention: Larry Martinuzzi
Telephone: 403-269-4448
Fax: 403-269-4470
To view a copy of the Applications and supporting documents, go to the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca : Industry Zone: Applications : Proceeding Search and enter Proceeding ID 169. A copy of the submissions is also available for viewing on the ERCB Web site under Projects & Issues : Bitumen Conservation : Athabasca Oil Sands Area.
Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence to the hearing of the Applications, you must file submissions with respect to these Applications even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with the applicants on these Applications. Submissions must include copies of all documentary evidence that you intend to present and/or rely on at the hearing (including, but not limited to, copies of expert reports) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present and/or rely on.
If no submissions opposing the Applications are filed, the hearing of the Applications may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Applications without a hearing and without further notice.
Schedule for Filing Submissions
The Board has set the following revised filing deadlines for this hearing:
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March 15, 2010
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Additional annotated well logs due from all parties.
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April 15, 2010
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Submissions due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
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May 17, 2010
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Information requests due from interveners and Board staff to applicants and those supporting the applicants
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June 15, 2010
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Information responses due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
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July 30, 2010
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Submissions due from interveners
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August 30, 2010
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Information requests due from applicants, parties supporting the applicants and Board staff to interveners
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September 30, 2010
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Information responses due from interveners
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November 1, 2010
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Final submissions due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
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Submissions, information responses, and information requests are to be filed through the Digital Data Submission (DDS) system, Proceeding ID 169. For information on the use of DDS to file submissions, contact
Kim Clayton, Senior Applications Officer
Applications Branch
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
E-mail: kim.clayton@ercb.ca
In addition to filing copies of large-scale maps and cross-sections contained in submissions through DDS, parties should also send one paper copy of the large-scale maps and cross-sections to the other interested parties and 15 paper copies to
Bernadette Law, Application Coordinator
Oil Sands Branch
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Contents of Submissions
The contents of submissions filed must comply with the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice ( Rules of Practice ).
Applications for Confidentiality
In accordance with Section 13 of the Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record. However, any party may make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. The Board may grant a request for confidentiality on any terms it considers appropriate, subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Questions of Constitutional Law
Under Section 25 of the Rules of Practice, a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must give notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and its regulation.
For information about ERCB procedures, contact
Oil Sands Branch
Attention: Bernadette Law
Telephone: 403-297-2893
Fax: 403-297-2474
E-mail: bernadette.law@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on February 25, 2010.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
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